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  Method and apparatus for identifying candidates for a positionUSPTO Application #: 20060212338Title: Method and apparatus for identifying candidates for a position Abstract: A method and apparatus for identifying candidates for a position is provided where the position is defined in a campaign for the position. Preferably, the method includes steps of and/or apparatus performs steps of sending campaign information to a plurality of contacts, receiving a candidate referral from at least one of the plurality of contacts, and ranking candidate profiles based on candidate profile rank, wherein the candidate profile rank is based at least in part on a referral rating. (end of abstract)
Agent: Heller Ehrman White & Mcauliffe LLP - Washington, DC, US Inventors: Phillip Lee Bogle, Eric Brendan Kennedy, Ethan James Lowry USPTO Applicaton #: 20060212338 - Class: 705010000 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Data Processing: Financial, Business Practice, Management, Or Cost/price Determination, Automated Electrical Financial Or Business Practice Or Management Arrangement, Operations Research, Market Analysis, Demand Forecasting Or Surveying The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060212338. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CORRESPONDING RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is related to co-pending applications entitled "METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING CANDIDATE REFERRERS" and "METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RANKING CANDIDATES", both of which were filed simultaneous with the present application. The present application incorporates by reference the entire contents of these two applications in their entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates generally to identifying candidates for job openings, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for identifying candidates for a position and ranking candidates based, at least in part, on received candidate referrals. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Methods and apparatuses involving job searching and placement services are known in the art. Such methods and apparatus are offered, for example, on well known Internet Web sites including www.Monster.com, www.Linkedln.com, www.HotJobs.com, and www.RealContacts.com. Another such method is described in U.S. Published Patent Application No. 2004/0107192, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. [0006] The '192 application, similar to many known methods and apparatuses, discloses a method for providing job searching services, recruitment services and/or recruitment-related services ( [0002]). In particular, the '192 application discloses a database 10H which contains employer data ( [0130]), applicant data ( [0124]) and recruiter data ( [0136]). Specific examples of stored data include resumes, references, educational background, etc. The '192 application also discloses methods for restricting access and filtering employee or employer queries, such as preventing current employers from accessing information regarding their current employees ( [0127]), and tracking applicants that are pre-approved or prohibited for working for a particular employer ( [0135]). [0007] The '192 application and other known methods and apparatuses, however, fail to adequately filter prospective candidates or reach passive prospective candidates (i.e., those not presently actively seeking jobs). As such, the company or recruiter looking for prospective candidates may be inundated with resumes, many of which are not close to the type or quality of candidates the company or recruiter is looking for. Thus, a need exists for an improved method and apparatus for identifying candidates for job openings. [0008] Other problems with the prior art not described above can also be overcome using the teachings of the present invention, as would be readily apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art after reading this disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0009] FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method of identifying candidates for a position according to an embodiment of the present invention. [0010] FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a campaign creation process according to an embodiment of the present invention. [0011] FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a message personalization process according to an embodiment of the present invention. [0012] FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a contact identification process according to an embodiment of the present invention. [0013] FIG. 5 is flowchart of a profile maintenance process according to an embodiment of the present invention. [0014] FIG. 6 is flowchart showing campaign information flow from a system to referrers and candidates, and back to the system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [0015] FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a method for ranking profiles according to an embodiment of the present invention. [0016] FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a method of selecting positions for a candidate according to an embodiment of the present invention. [0017] FIG. 9 is block diagram of a system useable with various methods of the present invention. [0018] FIG. 10 is a screen shot of a profile creation process according to an embodiment of the present invention. [0019] FIG. 11 is a screen shot of a profile management process according to an embodiment of the present invention. [0020] FIG. 12 is a screen shot of a campaign management process according to an embodiment of the present invention. [0021] FIG. 13 is a screen shot of a campaign recipient adding process for use with a previously created campaign according to an embodiment of the present invention. Continue reading... Full patent description for Method and apparatus for identifying candidates for a position Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Method and apparatus for identifying candidates for a position patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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